Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, and theme related activities. (During the off-season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.) No registration is required.

Location: Childrens Room

7:00 PM
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8:00 PM

Winter Birding in Chatham - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Early Release: Lego Block Party for Gr. K to 5 - Bring your Lego enthusiasm and build! It's an early release Wednesday, so a light snack will be provided. Registration is required (Please call the library to register)

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities. Registration is required. This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance. We are presently full. Please call the library to have your name put on the list. We will find you a spot ASAP!

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

10:30 AM
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12:30 PM

Memoir Group

Contact: Mal Ward 508-945-4284

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course. ** Course Field Trip - this day will not take place at the Library.

Location: TBA

2:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Book and Author Event: Deborah Swiss

In celebration of Women's History Month, Harwich resident and historian Deborah Swiss will discuss her latest book, The Tin Ticket: The Heroic Journey of Australia's Convict Women. During the nineteenth century, 25,000 girls and women were transported to Australia from England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales as "tamers and breeders." A compelling true story about the human spirit, The Tin Ticket won runner-up honors in 2011 for Best Non-Fiction book, awarded by the American Society of Journalists and Authors. It focuses on three remarkable survivors, ordinary women who lived extraordinary lives as they triumphed over tragedy and emerged as founding mothers of Australia. Their journey also includes the story of Elizabeth Gurney Fry, a Quaker reformer who compassionately touched their lives. After Deborah's talk, singer/songwriter Digney Fignus will perform "All for Love," a song he wrote to honor Australia's convict maids and survivors everywhere.

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, and theme related activities. (During the off-season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.) No registration is required.

Location: Childrens Room

2:00 PM
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4:30 PM

Chatham-Harwich Newcomers

Location: Forgeron Hall (Rear Half)

4:00 PM

Big Ryan's Tall Tales

Big Ryan's Tall Tales for Ages 3 and up - One of Youth Services’ favorite storytellers returns to the EPL. Big Ryan has been sharing stories with audiences across New England for over 11 years, and we are pleased to offer a program targeting our older preschoolers and early elementary-aged students. This program will include Big Ryan’s original stories, puppet play, music, and movement. No registration is required for this afternoon of fun.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

7:00 PM
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8:30 PM

Chatham Great Books Group

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities. Registration is required. This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance. We are presently full. Please call the library to have your name put on the list. We will find you a spot ASAP!

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

10:30 AM
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12:30 PM

Memoir Group

Contact: Mal Ward 508-945-4284

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, and theme related activities. (During the off-season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.) No registration is required.

Location: Childrens Room

5:15 PM

Mock Tuesday: Printz

Mock Tuesday for Printz Fans - We meet to discuss great books on our quest for the 2016 medal winners. Please note, all readers are welcome, but not every book up for discussion is for every reading audience. Dinner will be served at the Newbery meeting at 6:15. Registration is required

Location: Friends Room

6:15 PM

Mock Tuesday: Newbery

Mock Tuesday for Newbery Fans - We meet to discuss great books on our quest for the 2016 medal winners. Please note, all readers are welcome, but not every book up for discussion is for every reading audience. Dinner will be served at the Newbery meeting. Registration is required

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

2:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Private Meeting

Location: Quiet Study Room

3:00 PM
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4:30 PM

The Incredible Shrinking ...

It's The Incredible Shrinking for Gr. K to 4: It's a wacky early release Wednesday with a shrinking theme that includes a movie, a craft activity and a light snack. Registration is required.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

6:30 PM
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8:30 PM

Adult Scrapbooking

Adult Scrapbooking for Adults - Do you have photographs sitting in files on your computer or filling shoeboxes on your closet shelves? Well, let’s get organized, get them in order and ready to share! Bring your photos and album; we’ll provide the papers, glue and creative embellishments! The EPL is closed, but the side, rear door will be unlocked for registered participants.
We need 5 registered participants to hold this event. Call Tammy for further information.

This is a private meeting for the Steering Committee for the Historic Chatham organization. If you would like more information about Historic Chatham please visit our website at http://www.historic-chatham.org.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Rear Half)

9:45 AM

Wee Read

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities. Registration is required. This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance. We are presently full. Please call the library to have your name put on the list. We will find you a spot ASAP!

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

10:30 AM
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12:30 PM

Memoir Group

Contact: Mal Ward 508-945-4284

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, and theme related activities. (During the off-season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.) No registration is required.

Location: Childrens Room

12:30 PM

Chat & Chew

Chat & Chew for Gr. 3 & 4 (Enthusiastic 2nd & 5th Graders Welcome!) - Bring a bag lunch and join us for a book to film discussion of Katheine Applegate's Newbery winner The One and Only Ivan. Dessert will be provided. Books are available at the library. Registration is required.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

3:00 PM
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4:30 PM

My FIRST Book Group

My First Book Group for Gr. K to 2 - Join us for a discussion of Emily Jenkins' A Fine Dessert: Four Centuries, Four Families and One Delicious Treat. Books are available at the Library. Students must be accompanied by an adult and must have read the book prior to the meeting date. Registration is required.

Provincetown author and self-publishing pioneer Laura Shabott will present "You've Always Wanted to Publish A Book. Now You Can!" This hour long presentation is designed for writers, artists and thought leaders to gain insight into the process of creating eBooks, Print-On-Demand paperbacks and short runs. Shabott is the author of Confessions of an eBook Virgin: What Everyone Should Know Beforey They Publish on the Internet, a five star rated primer for aspiring self-publishers new to the process. She says "In 2008 the Amazon Kindle created a revolution. Today, the digital book industry offers a dizzying number of options. But how does it really work? And, is being both a creative person and your own publishing house the right path for you?"

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

1:30 PM

Drop-in Storytime

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, and theme related activities. (During the off-season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.) No registration is required.

Wee Read Storyhour/Playtime for Children 18 Mos to 3 Yrs. - This early literacy program includes developmentally appropriate stories, songs, fingerplays, craft and play activities. Registration is required. This is not a drop-in program; by registering your child, you are committing to regular attendance. We are presently full. Please call the library to have your name put on the list. We will find you a spot ASAP!

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

10:30 AM
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12:30 PM

Memoir Group

Contact: Mal Ward 508-945-4284

Everyone can write about their own experiences, but do you need tips to make them interesting? Is so, call Mal Ward at 508-945-4284

Location: Friends Room

4:00 PM

Jr. Friends Meeting

Jr. Friends Meeting for Gr 5 and Up - HELP! We need your enthusiasm, good ideas and energy. No registration is required.

Location: Childrens Room

4:00 PM
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5:30 PM

Mindfulness Meditation - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Rebecca Alvin, an Associate Teaching Professor of Film and Media Studies at The New School and Adjunct Professor at CCCC, will present an Egypt/Arabic film Dunia: Kiss Me Not on the Eyes, by film maker Jocelyne Saab. The film is about a young student of the arts who aspires to be a professional dancer and poet. Her artistic expression is inhibited, however, by her inability to experience and express desire. Dunia’s reasoning that women should not move their bodies to evoke an act of love is challenged by the ardent public intellectual Dr. Beshir. With his help, Dunia begins an all-consuming search in a society that both fetishizes and oppresses female sexuality. This film is a preview and introduction to the 3rd Cape Cod Festival of Arab & Middle Eastern Cinema that features screenings of Arab and Middle Eastern films on the Lower Cape to promote greater understanding of the very complex Middle Eastern region and Arab cultures by watching and discussing films made by filmmakers with deep, intimate understandings of the issues and the culture. The Film Festival kicks off April 30 at the Chatham Orpheum Theater and continues through May 3 at various lower cape venues. For more information about the festival: www.capecodfilmsociety.com. This film has English subtitles and it not rated.

Drop-in Storytime for Children 3 to 5 Yrs - Join us for an afternoon of stories, songs, and theme related activities. (During the off-season, there will be a storytime on the 3rd Saturday of the month at 10:30.) No registration is required.

Location: Childrens Room

4:00 PM
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5:00 PM

Friends' of the Eldredge Public Library Book Club

Friends' of the Eldredge Public Library Book Club will discuss The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

2:00 PM
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4:30 PM

Chatham-Harwich Newcomers

Location: Forgeron Hall (Rear Half)

4:00 PM
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5:30 PM

Room Booked

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

7:00 PM
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8:30 PM

Chatham Great Books Group

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Location: Friends Room

7:00 PM
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8:30 PM

Shakespeare's Tempest - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Chatham Community Center

3:00 PM

Book and Author - Ingrid Stabins

Local resident Ingrid Stabins will be here to talk about her book Give Me Tomorrow: A young girls ordeal during the WWII Russian invasion of eastern Germany. Ingrid grew up in Pomerania, an eastern province of Germany. She lived through the devastation of her hometown by Russian forces, months in a Russian camp, the loss of her father, and the expulsion from her homeland. Her life was changed forever.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Orpheum Theater - Chatham

2:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Private Meeting

Location: Quiet Study Room

3:00 PM
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4:00 PM

Cape Cod Symphony - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course. ** This course will take place at St. Christopher's Church.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Orpheum Theater - Chatham

10:30 AM
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12:00 PM

Poetry of Robert Frost - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

2:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Private Meeting

Location: Quiet Study Room

3:00 PM
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4:00 PM

Cape Cod Symphony - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course. ** This course will take place at St. Christopher's Church.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Orpheum Theater - Chatham

10:30 AM
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12:00 PM

Poetry of Robert Frost - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick one up at the Library to register for the course.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

2:00 PM
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3:30 PM

Private Meeting

Location: Quiet Study Room

3:00 PM
-
4:00 PM

Cape Cod Symphony - Learning Series

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course. ** This course will take place at St. Christopher's Church.

This course is part of the FEPL Learning Series. Download a brochure from our website or pick up a brochure at the Library to register for this course.

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

2:00 PM
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4:30 PM

Chatham-Harwich Newcomers

Location: Forgeron Hall (Rear Half)

4:00 PM
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5:30 PM

Room Booked

Location: Forgeron Hall (Front Half)

7:00 PM
-
8:30 PM

Chatham Great Books Group

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

What's is like to lose your mind, to see slices of your very identity slipping away piece by piece? Veteran journalist Greg O'Brien likens it to a trip out to Pluto "where no one can see you or hear what is said." Diagnosed at 59 with early-onset Alzheimer's, O'Brien has written an illuminating, naked and honest account of living with Alzheimer's, not dying with it. Drawing on cognitive reserve, he is reporting back to Earth his experiences as he joourneys further into inner space in his memoir, On Pluto: Inside the Mind of Alzheimer's. Written with faith and humor, the book provides Baby Boomers a window into a possible future. Greg O'Brien has more than 35 years of newspaper and magazine experiences as a writer, editor, investigative reporter and publisher. Over the years, he has contributed to, amond other publications, the Associated Press, USA Today, Boston Herald, Boston Metro, New York Metro, Providence Journal, Cape Cod Times and Boston Magazine, where he was senior writer.

Cape Cod author Patry Francis will be here to talk about her latest and very popular book, The Orphans of Race Point. The story is a passionate and page-turning saga with an unsolved murder that consumes three lives over several decades in Provincetown, MA. Told through these three voices, The Orphans of Race Point is a novel of suspense, betrayal and the different ways we find transcendence and meaning in our lives. But most of all, it is a gorgeous and unforgettable love story.

Patry is a threetime nominee for the Pushcart Prize, and has twice been the recipient of a fellowship from Massachusetts Cultural Council. Her first novel, The Liar's Diary, has been translated into seven languages and was recently optioned for a film. A mother of four, she lives with her family on Cape Cod.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Carrie Russell, author of the novel Drowning Cactus, will be here to speak about environmentalism and fiction. Drowning Cactus is literary fiction that explores the tranformative power of wilderness, following a cactus thief and an urban gardening instructor lost in the Sonora Desert. Russell, who studied writing at Columbia and Oxford, worked as an environmental advocate before she became a novelist. The novel is inspired by her experiences in some of America's most remote and most threatened wilderness areas.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.

Great books discussion group is for those who want to talk about outstanding writings in history, literature, philosophy, politics, science, theology and other disciplines. The group will used the "shared inquiry" approach to book discussion. We will meet the 2nd Tues of each month from 7-8:30 at the Eldredge Public Library. For more information please contact facilitator Rick Pike at 508-221-3240 or email him at rickpikecapecod@yahoo.com.